As higher education becomes increasingly global and competitive, an ever-greater focus is being placed on international rankings, research collaborations, institutional networks and alliances, and the mobility of students and faculty. More...

ECOOM (Centre for Research & Development Monitoring, a interuniversity consortium with participation of KU Leuven, UGent, VUB, UAntwerpen and UHasselt) invite submissions of papers that address the current state-of-the art, definitions and methodical issues on the societal impact of research. More...

European Women Rectors Association (EWORA) has recently organised its 6th Women Rectors Conference at Malmö University, Sweden on 13-14 May 2019. Women Leaders of Academia who attended this meeting have shared their concerns with a declaration for the political consensus about gender equality as a priority being under threat. More...

For the sector, disruption is a way of life. Societal and political turbulence is changing the way we are funded, regulated and perceived. In a time of constant change, how do we thrive and survive in an era of disruption? Connect with a global network of education advancement professionals to find out. Discover, learn, share and go back to your institution feeling energised and inspired. More...

Previous work based on European Tertiary Education Register (ETER) data has demonstrated that higher education is available in most of the European territory, with four out of five people living within a 45-minute drive of the main campus of at least one higher education institution (see the ETER news). New data in ETER shows that satellite campuses are a national phenomenon in Europe. More...

Research and innovation management has become so much more complicated, and interesting, with the advent of the impact agenda. The idea of impact might be understood using different terms, pursued with differences in emphasis and at different speeds, and influenced by country-specific policy dilemmas. More...

As part of the Digital Education Action Plan of the European Commission, the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) organises a 24-hour Digital Education Hackathon (DigiEduHack) on 3 October 2019. More...

The European Commission launched a call for experts to join ‘Mission Boards’, which will advise the Commission for the identification and implementation of missions in Horizon Europe, the next EU research and innovation programme. More...

The Global Compact on Refugees, adopted in December 2018, aims to improve international cooperation on refugee issues in order to improve their self-reliance and resilience. Higher education and access to the labour market play an important role in this. However, currently only about one percent of refugees currently have access to higher education worldwide. More...

The European Research Council Executive Agency (ERCEA) is organising a Call for Expression of Interest for Seconded National Experts, in view of establishing a Reserve List of approximately four candidates for each profile. More...